"Farm to Fork Dinner Series" starts today at Food Dance restaurant

Bradley S. Pines / Gazette FileRobb Hammond, executive chef at Food Dance, and shown working in its kitchen in this March 10 file photo, will help kick off the "Farm to Fork Dinner Series" this evening at the restaurant.

KALAMAZOO — Pork, pork and more pork.

Fried pork, braised pork and cured pork.

Today and Thursday will be pork heaven at Food Dance when the 401 E. Michigan Ave. restaurant features its Whole Hog Dinner.

It is part of the restaurant's "Farm to Fork Dinner Series" and will feature the pork from Young Earth Farms of Decatur.

Food Dance butchers about three hogs a month for the fresh pork products it uses, said chef Robb Hammond. The Whole Hog Dinner
is a celebration of that, getting and preparing fresh food for patrons.

The dinners will be a 6 p.m. today and Thursday at Food Dance. The cost is $45 per person.

The dinners will be the first in the restaurant's Farm to Fork Series that is to include: the Scobey's Farm Dinner on July
28; the Vegetable Farm Dinner on Aug. 17; the Tomato Dinner on Sept. 14; and the Mushroom Dinner on Oct. 12.

Reservations are suggested by calling 269-382-1888.

— Contact William R. Wood at bwood@kalamazoogazette.com or 269-388-8549.